Fischer Excavating, Inc.
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c. - Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. - WHITEWATER, Wisconsin
| Employer | Fischer Excavating, Inc. |
| Address | Yoder Ln |
| City, State ZIP | WHITEWATER, Wisconsin 53190 |
| Report ID | 2022064924 |
| Event Date | June 8, 2022 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. |
| Body Part | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c. |
| Source of Injury | Trenchers |
| Industry (NAICS) | 237110 |
| Inspection # | 1601305 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.83672, -88.75309 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was grading a trench inside a trench box with the assistance of a machine operator who was using the teeth of his bucket to help with a pile in the trench box. The employee was struck by the bucket and pinned between the bucket and a spreader bar, resulting in a broken arm, center mass bruising, bleeding of the liver, and a few fractures where his ribs meet his spine.
Incident Summary
On June 8, 2022, a worker at Fischer Excavating, Inc. in WHITEWATER, Wisconsin suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c., with trenchers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 59 severe injury reports involving "Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c." incidents in our database. Browse all Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c. injuries.
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